List of musicals: A to L
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:05:58 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of musicals, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End musicals, as well as film and television musicals, whose titles fall into the A–L alphabetic range. This is not a complete list of musicals, and is limited to musicals that have their own articles on the English-language Wikipedia.
Tables
0–9 · 0–9
8 femmes
8 femmes
Production
8 femmes
Year
2002
Venue/type
French film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Notes
Based on the 1958 play of the same name by Robert Thomas. Directed by François Ozon, written by Ozon and Marina de Van.
9 to 5
9 to 5
Production
9 to 5
Year
2009
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Dolly Parton
Lyrics
Dolly Parton
Book
Patricia Resnick
Notes
Based on the 1980 film.
13
+ film (2022)
13
+ film (2022)
Production
13
+ film (2022)
Year
2008
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jason Robert Brown
Lyrics
Brown
Book
Dan Elish and Robert Horn
Notes
The only Broadway musical ever with a cast and band entirely made of teenagers.
14-18
14-18
Production
14-18
Year
2014
Venue/type
Flanders
Music
Dirk Brossé
Lyrics
Allart Blom
Notes
100 years after World War I, a story of Belgian soldiers defending their country.
21 Chump Street
21 Chump Street
Production
21 Chump Street
Year
2014
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lyrics
Miranda
Book
Miranda
Notes
14-minute musical based on a true story told on This American Life.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Production
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Year
2005
Venue/type
Off-Broadway and Broadway
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
Rachel Sheinkin
Notes
Performances were partially improvised and featured audience participation (during spelling-bee sequences). Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Dan Fogler and Best Book of a Musical for Sheinkin.
42nd Street
42nd Street
Production
42nd Street
Year
1933
Venue/type
Film
Music
Harry Warren
Lyrics
Al Dubin
Notes
Based on Bradford Ropes' novel of the same name. Directed by Lloyd Bacon and Busby Berkeley, written by Rian James and James Seymour.
42nd Street
42nd Street
Production
42nd Street
Year
1980
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harry Warren
Lyrics
Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer
Book
Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
Notes
Based on the 1933 film.
44: The Unofficial Unsanctioned Obama Musical
44: The Unofficial Unsanctioned Obama Musical
Production
44: The Unofficial Unsanctioned Obama Musical
Year
2025
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Eli Bauman
Lyrics
Eli Bauman
Book
Eli Bauman
Notes
Based on the Obama presidency.
70, Girls, 70
70, Girls, 70
Production
70, Girls, 70
Year
1971
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
Ebb and Norman L. Martin
Notes
Based on the 1958 play Breath of Spring by Peter Coke and primarily starring cast members who are 70 years of age and older.
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
Production
101 Dalmatians
Year
2022
Venue/type
West End
Music
Douglas Hodge
Lyrics
Douglas Hodge
Book
Johnny McKnight and Zinnie Harris
Notes
The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
110 in the Shade
110 in the Shade
Production
110 in the Shade
Year
1963
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics
Tom Jones
Book
N. Richard Nash
Notes
Based on Nash's 1954 play, The Rainmaker.
1492 Up to Date
1492 Up to Date
Production
1492 Up to Date
Year
1893
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Carl Pflueger
Lyrics
R. A. Barnet
Book
Barnet
Notes
A burlesque show.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Production
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Year
1976
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics
Alan Jay Lerner
Book
Lerner
Notes
Examination of the occupants of the White House, which ran for only 7 performances.
1776+ film (1972)
1776+ film (1972)
Production
1776+ film (1972)
Year
1969
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Sherman Edwards
Lyrics
Edwards
Book
Peter Stone
Notes
Based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, with some dialogue and lyrics adapted from the writings of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Tony Awards included Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Ron Holgate and Best Direction of a Musical for Peter Hunt. William Daniels, who starred as
1789: Les Amants de la Bastille
1789: Les Amants de la Bastille
Production
1789: Les Amants de la Bastille
Year
2012
Venue/type
French
Music
Rod Janois, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis, William Rousseau and Dove Attia
Lyrics
Attia and Vincent Baguian
Book
Attia and François Chouquet
Notes
Based on the French Revolution.
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes | Reference |
| 8 femmes | 2002 | French film | Various artists | Various artists | Based on the 1958 play of the same name by Robert Thomas. Directed by François Ozon, written by Ozon and Marina de Van. | ||
| 9 to 5 | 2009 | Broadway | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | Patricia Resnick | Based on the 1980 film. | |
| 13 + film (2022) | 2008 | Broadway | Jason Robert Brown | Brown | Dan Elish and Robert Horn | The only Broadway musical ever with a cast and band entirely made of teenagers. | |
| 14-18 | 2014 | Flanders | Dirk Brossé | Allart Blom | 100 years after World War I, a story of Belgian soldiers defending their country. | ||
| 21 Chump Street | 2014 | Off-Broadway | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Miranda | Miranda | 14-minute musical based on a true story told on This American Life. | |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | 2005 | Off-Broadway and Broadway | William Finn | Finn | Rachel Sheinkin | Performances were partially improvised and featured audience participation (during spelling-bee sequences). Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Dan Fogler and Best Book of a Musical for Sheinkin. | |
| 42nd Street | 1933 | Film | Harry Warren | Al Dubin | Based on Bradford Ropes' novel of the same name. Directed by Lloyd Bacon and Busby Berkeley, written by Rian James and James Seymour. | ||
| 42nd Street | 1980 | Broadway | Harry Warren | Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer | Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble | Based on the 1933 film. | |
| 44: The Unofficial Unsanctioned Obama Musical | 2025 | Off-Broadway | Eli Bauman | Eli Bauman | Eli Bauman | Based on the Obama presidency. | |
| 70, Girls, 70 | 1971 | Broadway | John Kander | Fred Ebb | Ebb and Norman L. Martin | Based on the 1958 play Breath of Spring by Peter Coke and primarily starring cast members who are 70 years of age and older. | |
| 101 Dalmatians | 2022 | West End | Douglas Hodge | Douglas Hodge | Johnny McKnight and Zinnie Harris | The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith | |
| 110 in the Shade | 1963 | Broadway | Harvey Schmidt | Tom Jones | N. Richard Nash | Based on Nash's 1954 play, The Rainmaker. | |
| 1492 Up to Date | 1893 | Broadway | Carl Pflueger | R. A. Barnet | Barnet | A burlesque show. | |
| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue | 1976 | Broadway | Leonard Bernstein | Alan Jay Lerner | Lerner | Examination of the occupants of the White House, which ran for only 7 performances. | |
| 1776+ film (1972) | 1969 | Broadway | Sherman Edwards | Edwards | Peter Stone | Based on the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, with some dialogue and lyrics adapted from the writings of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Tony Awards included Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for Ron Holgate and Best Direction of a Musical for Peter Hunt. William Daniels, who starred as | |
| 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille | 2012 | French | Rod Janois, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis, William Rousseau and Dove Attia | Attia and Vincent Baguian | Attia and François Chouquet | Based on the French Revolution. |
A · A
A... My Name Is Alice
A... My Name Is Alice
Production
A... My Name Is Alice
Year
1984
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
David Zippel, Winnie Holzman and Lucy Simon
Lyrics
Zippel, Holzman and Simon
Book
Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd
Notes
Revue with an all-female cast. Revised versions staged as ''A... My Name Is Still Alice in 1992 and A... My Name Will Always Be Alice in 1995 .
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Production
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Year
1952
Venue/type
Film
Music
Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Lyrics
Evans and Livingston
Notes
Based on the 1919 play by Walter Benjamin Hare. Directed and written by Claude Binyon.
ABBAcadabra
+ West End (1983)
ABBAcadabra
+ West End (1983)
Production
ABBAcadabra
+ West End (1983)
Year
1983
Venue/type
French television
Music
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Lyrics
Alain Boublil and Daniel Boublil (French production); David Wood, Mike Batt, Don Black (UK production)
Book
Boublil and Boublil
Notes
Adaptation of classic fairy tales set to the music of ABBA with new French lyrics.
About Face
About Face
Production
About Face
Year
1952
Venue/type
Film
Music
Peter DeRose and various artists
Lyrics
Charles Tobias and various artists
Notes
Directed by Roy Del Ruth; written by Peter Milne.
About Town
About Town
Production
About Town
Year
1906
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Melville Ellis and Raymond Hubbell
Lyrics
Joseph W. Herbert
Book
Herbert
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners
Production
Absolute Beginners
Year
1986
Venue/type
Film
Music
Gil Evans (score) and various artists (songs)
Lyrics
Various artists
Notes
Based on the novel by Colin MacInnes. Directed by Julien Temple; written by Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, and Don Macpherson.
Abyssinia
Abyssinia
Production
Abyssinia
Year
1906
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Will Marion Cook and Bert Williams
Lyrics
Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers
Book
Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers
Abyssinia
Abyssinia
Production
Abyssinia
Year
1987
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Ted Kociolek
Lyrics
James Racheff
Book
Racheff and Kociolek
Notes
Based on the novel Marked by Fire, by Joyce Carol Thomas.
Ace
Ace
Production
Ace
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Off-Broadway
Music
Richard Oberacker
Lyrics
Robert Taylor and Oberacker
Book
Taylor and Oberacker
Ace of Clubs
Ace of Clubs
Production
Ace of Clubs
Year
1950
Venue/type
West End
Music
Noël Coward
Lyrics
Coward
Book
Coward
Acorn Antiques
Acorn Antiques
Production
Acorn Antiques
Year
2005
Venue/type
West End
Music
Victoria Wood
Lyrics
Wood
Book
Wood
Notes
Based on a series of sketches performed on the television show Victoria Wood as Seen on TV.
Across the Universe
Across the Universe
Production
Across the Universe
Year
2007
Venue/type
Film
Music
The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) (songs). Elliot Goldenthal (score)
Lyrics
The Beatles
Notes
Jukebox musical Film directed by Julie Taymor; written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
The Act
The Act
Production
The Act
Year
1977
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
John Kander
Lyrics
Fred Ebb
Book
George Furth
Notes
Directed by Martin Scorsese (his only work on Broadway to date). Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Liza Minnelli.
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
Production
The Addams Family
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Andrew Lippa
Lyrics
Lippa
Book
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Notes
Based on the cartoons by Charles Addams. Includes The Addams Family Theme composed by Vic Mizzy. The 2011 touring version introduced several modifications to the plot and song list.
Adding Machine
Adding Machine
Production
Adding Machine
Year
2008
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Joshua Schmidt
Lyrics
Jason Loewith and Schmidt
Book
Loewith and Schmidt
Notes
Based on the 1923 play by Elmer Rice.
Adèle
Adèle
Production
Adèle
Year
1913
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jean Briquet and Adolf Phillipp
Lyrics
Paul Hervé
Book
Hervé
Notes
English adaptation by Philipp and Edward A. Paulton of a French musical.
Adonis
Adonis
Production
Adonis
Year
1884
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Edward E. Rice and John Eller
Lyrics
Rice and Eller
Book
William Gill
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Production
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Year
1999
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Notes
Film featuring the Sesame Street Muppets. Directed by Gary Halvorson; written by Mitchell Kriegman and Joey Mazzarino.
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Production
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Year
1956
Venue/type
Television
Music
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, adapted by Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl
Lyrics
Edward Eager
Notes
Part of the Max Liebman Presents series of original television musicals. Directed by Liebman, written by Neil Simon, Billy Friedberg, and Will Glickman. Reunited Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow of Kismet.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Production
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Year
2001
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Don Schlitz
Lyrics
Schlitz
Book
Ken Ludwig
Notes
Based on the 1876 novel by Mark Twain.
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad
Production
Affair in Trinidad
Year
1952
Venue/type
Film
Music
Lester Lee, Bob Russell, various artists
Lyrics
Lee and Russell
Notes
Directed by Vincent Sherman; written by Oscar Saul, James Gunn, Virginia Van Upp, and Berne Giler.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Production
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Year
1953
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Notes
Directed by Don Weis; written by Max Shulman. Notable for the first film appearance of Bob Fosse.
Afgar
Afgar
Production
Afgar
Year
1919
Venue/type
West End
Music
Charles Cuvillier
Lyrics
Douglas Furber
Book
Fred Thompson and Worton David
Africana
Africana
Production
Africana
Year
1934
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Donald Heyward
Lyrics
Heyward
Book
Heyward
After Midnight
After Midnight
Production
After Midnight
Year
2013
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Jack Viertel ("conceived by") and Langston Hughes ("selected text by")
Notes
Jazz jukebox musical revue based on the 2011 Encores! revue Cotton Club Parade and comprising songs written by Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and others.
After the Ball
After the Ball
Production
After the Ball
Year
1953
Venue/type
West End
Music
Noël Coward
Lyrics
Coward
Book
Coward
Notes
Based on the 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde.
Aida
Aida
Production
Aida
Year
2000
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Elton John
Lyrics
Tim Rice
Book
Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang
Notes
Based on the 1871 opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Tony Awards for Best Original Score (John and Rice), Best Actress in a Musical for Heather Headley. Notable song: Written in the Stars.
Ain't Misbehavin'
+ Television (1982)
Ain't Misbehavin'
+ Television (1982)
Production
Ain't Misbehavin'
+ Television (1982)
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Fats Waller and various artists
Lyrics
Waller and various artists
Book
Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Notes
Revue comprising songs written and/or popularized by Waller. Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Featured Actress (Nell Carter), and Best Director (Richard Maltby, Jr.)
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Production
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Year
1971
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Melvin Van Peebles
Lyrics
Van Peebles
Book
Van Peebles
Ain't Too Proud
Ain't Too Proud
Production
Ain't Too Proud
Year
2017
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
The Temptations and various artists
Lyrics
The Temptations and various artists
Book
Dominique Morisseau
Notes
Jukebox biomusical based on the lives and featuring the songs of the Temptations.
Aladdin
Aladdin
Production
Aladdin
Year
1958
Venue/type
Television
Music
Cole Porter
Lyrics
Porter
Notes
Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights and presented on DuPont Show of the Month on CBS. Directed by Ralph Nelson; written by S. J. Perelman. Porter's last score.
Aladdin
Aladdin
Production
Aladdin
Year
1979
Venue/type
West End
Music
Sandy Wilson
Lyrics
Wilson
Book
Wilson
Notes
Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights.
Aladdin
+ Broadway (2011) and film (2019)
Aladdin
+ Broadway (2011) and film (2019)
Production
Aladdin
+ Broadway (2011) and film (2019)
Year
1992
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Alan Menken
Lyrics
Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Notes
Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights. Notable Songs: "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me".
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Production
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Year
1938
Venue/type
Film
Music
Irving Berlin
Lyrics
Berlin
Notes
Jukebox musical featuring 23 Berlin songs including two written for the film ("Now it Can be Told" and "My Walking Stick"). Directed by Henry King; written by Kathryn Scola and Lamar Trotti.
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Production
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Year
1937
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Notes
Directed by David Butler; written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen.
Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace
Production
Alice at the Palace
Year
1982
Venue/type
Television
Music
Elizabeth Swados
Lyrics
Swados
Book
Swados and Lewis Carroll
Notes
Filmed version for PBS of Alice in Concert with revisions and new cast. External link: Alice at the Palace on BroadwayHD.
Alice by Heart
Alice by Heart
Production
Alice by Heart
Year
2019
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Steven Sater
Lyrics
Duncan Sheik
Book
Sheik and Jessie Nelson
Notes
Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Alice in Concert
Alice in Concert
Production
Alice in Concert
Year
1980
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Elizabeth Swados
Lyrics
Swados
Book
Swados and Lewis Carroll
Notes
Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Meryl Streep starred.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Production
Alice in Wonderland
Year
1886
Venue/type
West End
Music
Walter Slaughter
Lyrics
Lewis Carroll, Henry Savile Clarke and Aubrey Hopwood
Book
Clarke
Notes
Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Production
Alice in Wonderland
Year
1951
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Oliver Wallace, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, and various artists
Lyrics
Lewis Carroll, Fain, Hilliard, and various artists
Notes
Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Production
Alice in Wonderland
Year
1976
Venue/type
Adult film
Music
Jack Stern
Lyrics
Stern
Notes
Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Directed by Bud Townsend; written by Bill Osco and Bucky Searles. Originally released as a softcore film but later re-edited to include explicit sexual scenes. Adapted into an adult Off-broadway musical with an entirely new score in 2004.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Production
Alice in Wonderland
Year
1985
Venue/type
Television
Music
Steve Allen
Lyrics
Lewis Carroll and Allen
Notes
Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Directed by Harry Harris, written by Paul Zindel.
Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
Production
Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
Year
1966
Venue/type
Animated television film
Music
Charles Strouse
Lyrics
Lee Adams
Notes
Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Directed by Alex Lovy, written by Bill Dana.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Production
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Year
1966
Venue/type
Animated television film
Music
Mark Charlap
Lyrics
Elsie Simmons
Notes
Based on Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass. Directed by Alan Handley, written by Albert Simmons.
Alice with Kisses
Alice with Kisses
Production
Alice with Kisses
Year
1964
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Sammy Fields, Joseph L. Blankenship, and Nevett Bartow.
Lyrics
Blankenship
Book
Blankenship
Notes
Closed in previews. Memorialized in the 1967 film The Producers as one of the flop window cards tacked on Max Bialystock's wall.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Production
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Year
1972
Venue/type
Film
Music
John Barry
Lyrics
Lewis Carroll and Don Black
Notes
Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Directed and written by William Sterling.
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
Production
Alive and Kicking
Year
1950
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Hoagy Carmichael and various artists
Lyrics
Paul Francis Webster and various artist
Book
I. A. L. Diamond
Notes
Revue.
All 4 One
All 4 One
Production
All 4 One
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
John Trent Wallace
Lyrics
Kevin John Heuston
Book
Heuston
All Aboard
All Aboard
Production
All Aboard
Year
1913
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
E. Ray Goetz and Malvin M. Franklin
Lyrics
Goetz
Book
Mark Swan
All American
All American
Production
All American
Year
1962
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Charles Strouse
Lyrics
Lee Adams
Book
Mel Brooks
All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Production
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Year
1989
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Ralph Burns
Lyrics
Charles Strouse, Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, and T . Kuenster
Notes
Directed by Don Bluth; written by David N. Weiss.
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Production
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Year
1996
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Barry Mann
Lyrics
Cynthia Weil
Notes
Sequel to the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven. Directed by Larry Leker and Paul Sabella; written by Kelly Ward & Mark Young and Arne Olsen.
All Hands on Deck
All Hands on Deck
Production
All Hands on Deck
Year
1961
Venue/type
Film
Music
Cyril Mockridge
Lyrics
Donald R. Morris
Book
Jay Sommers
All in Fun
All in Fun
Production
All in Fun
Year
1940
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Baldwin Bergerson and John Rox
Notes
Revue.
All in Love
All in Love
Production
All in Love
Year
1961
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Jacques Urbont
Lyrics
Bruce Geller
Book
Geller
All Out of Love
All Out of Love
Production
All Out of Love
Year
2018
Venue/type
Manila
Music
Air Supply
Lyrics
Air Supply
Book
Jim Millan
All Shook Up
All Shook Up
Production
All Shook Up
Year
2005
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Elvis Presley
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Joe DiPietro
Notes
jukebox featuring songs written and/or sung by Elvis Presley.
All That Jazz
All That Jazz
Production
All That Jazz
Year
1979
Venue/type
Film
Music
Ralph Burns
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse
All the Fun of the Fair
All the Fun of the Fair
Production
All the Fun of the Fair
Year
2008
Venue/type
West End
Music
David Essex
Lyrics
Essex
Book
Jon Conway
Notes
jukebox featuring the songs of David Essex.
All the King's Horses
All the King's Horses
Production
All the King's Horses
Year
1935
Venue/type
Film
Music
Edward Horan
Lyrics
Horan
Book
Edmund H. North, Frank Tuttle and Frederick Stephani
Notes
All the King's Horses by Lawrence Clark, Max Giersberg, Frederik Herendeen and Edward Horan
Allegiance
Allegiance
Production
Allegiance
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jay Kuo
Lyrics
Jay Kuo
Book
Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, Lorenzo Thione
Notes
Regional Premiere 2012, Broadway 2015
Allegro
Allegro
Production
Allegro
Year
1947
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Hammerstein
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
Production
An Alligator Named Daisy
Year
1955
Venue/type
Film
Music
Stanley Black and Sam Coslow, and various artists
Book
Jack Davies
Alma, Where Do You Live?
Alma, Where Do You Live?
Production
Alma, Where Do You Live?
Year
1910
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Jean Briquet
Lyrics
George V. Hobart
Book
Hobart
Almost Famous
Almost Famous
Production
Almost Famous
Year
2019
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Tom Kitt
Lyrics
Cameron Crowe
Book
Crowe
Notes
Based on the 2000 film of the same name.
Alone at Last
Alone at Last
Production
Alone at Last
Year
1914
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Franz Lehár and various artists
Lyrics
Matthew Woodward and various artists
Along Fifth Avenue
Along Fifth Avenue
Production
Along Fifth Avenue
Year
1949
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gordon Jenkins and various artists
Lyrics
Tom Adair and various artists
Notes
Revue.
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Production
Altar Boyz
Year
2005
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker
Lyrics
Adler and Walker
Book
Kevin Del Aguila
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
Production
Amazing Grace
Year
2012
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Christopher Smith
Lyrics
Christopher Smith
Book
Christopher Smith, Arthur Giron
Notes
Regional Premiere 2012. Broadway 2015
Ambassador
Ambassador
Production
Ambassador
Year
1972
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Don Gohman
Lyrics
Hal Hackady
Book
Don Ettlinger and Anna Marie Barlow
Amélie
Amélie
Production
Amélie
Year
2017
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Daniel Messé
Lyrics
Daniel Messé and Nathan Tyson
Book
Craig Lucas
Notes
Based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name.
Amen Corner
Amen Corner
Production
Amen Corner
Year
1983
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Garry Sherman
Lyrics
Peter Udell
Book
Philip Rose and Peter Udell
America Is Hard to See
America Is Hard to See
Production
America Is Hard to See
Year
2018
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Priscilla Holbrook
Lyrics
Holbrook
Book
Travis Russ
Notes
Documentary play with music.
America Kicks Up Its Heels
America Kicks Up Its Heels
Production
America Kicks Up Its Heels
Year
1983
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
William Finn
Lyrics
Finn
Book
Charles Rubin
The American Astronaut
The American Astronaut
Production
The American Astronaut
Year
2001
Venue/type
Film
Music
Cory McAbee and Billy Nayer Show
Lyrics
McAbee and Billy Nayer Show
Notes
Directed and written by McAbee.
American Idiot
American Idiot
Production
American Idiot
Year
2010
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Green Day
Lyrics
Billie Joe Armstrong
Book
Armstrong and Michael Mayer
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Production
An American in Paris
Year
1951
Venue/type
Film
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Alan Jay Lerner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Production
An American in Paris
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Craig Lucas
Notes
Based on the 1951 musical film of the same name.
The American Mall
The American Mall
Production
The American Mall
Year
2008
Venue/type
Television
Music
Various artists
Notes
MTV film with original songs. Directed by Shawn Ku; written by Margaret Oberman.
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes | Reference |
| A... My Name Is Alice | 1984 | Off-Broadway | David Zippel, Winnie Holzman and Lucy Simon | Zippel, Holzman and Simon | Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd | Revue with an all-female cast. Revised versions staged as A... My Name Is Still Alice in 1992 and A... My Name Will Always Be Alice in 1995 . | |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | 1952 | Film | Ray Evans and Jay Livingston | Evans and Livingston | Based on the 1919 play by Walter Benjamin Hare. Directed and written by Claude Binyon. | ||
| ABBAcadabra + West End (1983) | 1983 | French television | Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus | Alain Boublil and Daniel Boublil (French production); David Wood, Mike Batt, Don Black (UK production) | Boublil and Boublil | Adaptation of classic fairy tales set to the music of ABBA with new French lyrics. | |
| About Face | 1952 | Film | Peter DeRose and various artists | Charles Tobias and various artists | Directed by Roy Del Ruth; written by Peter Milne. | ||
| About Town | 1906 | Broadway | Melville Ellis and Raymond Hubbell | Joseph W. Herbert | Herbert | ||
| Absolute Beginners | 1986 | Film | Gil Evans (score) and various artists (songs) | Various artists | Based on the novel by Colin MacInnes. Directed by Julien Temple; written by Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, and Don Macpherson. | ||
| Abyssinia | 1906 | Broadway | Will Marion Cook and Bert Williams | Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers | Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers | ||
| Abyssinia | 1987 | Broadway | Ted Kociolek | James Racheff | Racheff and Kociolek | Based on the novel Marked by Fire, by Joyce Carol Thomas. | |
| Ace | 2006 | Off-Off-Broadway | Richard Oberacker | Robert Taylor and Oberacker | Taylor and Oberacker | ||
| Ace of Clubs | 1950 | West End | Noël Coward | Coward | Coward | ||
| Acorn Antiques | 2005 | West End | Victoria Wood | Wood | Wood | Based on a series of sketches performed on the television show Victoria Wood as Seen on TV. | |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | Film | The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) (songs). Elliot Goldenthal (score) | The Beatles | Jukebox musical Film directed by Julie Taymor; written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. | ||
| The Act | 1977 | Broadway | John Kander | Fred Ebb | George Furth | Directed by Martin Scorsese (his only work on Broadway to date). Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Liza Minnelli. | |
| The Addams Family | 2010 | Broadway | Andrew Lippa | Lippa | Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice | Based on the cartoons by Charles Addams. Includes The Addams Family Theme composed by Vic Mizzy. The 2011 touring version introduced several modifications to the plot and song list. | |
| Adding Machine | 2008 | Off-Broadway | Joshua Schmidt | Jason Loewith and Schmidt | Loewith and Schmidt | Based on the 1923 play by Elmer Rice. | |
| Adèle | 1913 | Broadway | Jean Briquet and Adolf Phillipp | Paul Hervé | Hervé | English adaptation by Philipp and Edward A. Paulton of a French musical. | |
| Adonis | 1884 | Broadway | Edward E. Rice and John Eller | Rice and Eller | William Gill | ||
| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | 1999 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | Film featuring the Sesame Street Muppets. Directed by Gary Halvorson; written by Mitchell Kriegman and Joey Mazzarino. | ||
| The Adventures of Marco Polo | 1956 | Television | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, adapted by Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl | Edward Eager | Part of the Max Liebman Presents series of original television musicals. Directed by Liebman, written by Neil Simon, Billy Friedberg, and Will Glickman. Reunited Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow of Kismet. | ||
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 2001 | Broadway | Don Schlitz | Schlitz | Ken Ludwig | Based on the 1876 novel by Mark Twain. | |
| Affair in Trinidad | 1952 | Film | Lester Lee, Bob Russell, various artists | Lee and Russell | Directed by Vincent Sherman; written by Oscar Saul, James Gunn, Virginia Van Upp, and Berne Giler. | ||
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | 1953 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | Directed by Don Weis; written by Max Shulman. Notable for the first film appearance of Bob Fosse. | ||
| Afgar | 1919 | West End | Charles Cuvillier | Douglas Furber | Fred Thompson and Worton David | ||
| Africana | 1934 | Broadway | Donald Heyward | Heyward | Heyward | ||
| After Midnight | 2013 | Broadway | Various artists | Various artists | Jack Viertel ("conceived by") and Langston Hughes ("selected text by") | Jazz jukebox musical revue based on the 2011 Encores! revue Cotton Club Parade and comprising songs written by Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and others. | |
| After the Ball | 1953 | West End | Noël Coward | Coward | Coward | Based on the 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. | |
| Aida | 2000 | Broadway | Elton John | Tim Rice | Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang | Based on the 1871 opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Tony Awards for Best Original Score (John and Rice), Best Actress in a Musical for Heather Headley. Notable song: Written in the Stars. | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' + Television (1982) | 1978 | Broadway | Fats Waller and various artists | Waller and various artists | Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. | Revue comprising songs written and/or popularized by Waller. Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Featured Actress (Nell Carter), and Best Director (Richard Maltby, Jr.) | |
| Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death | 1971 | Broadway | Melvin Van Peebles | Van Peebles | Van Peebles | ||
| Ain't Too Proud | 2017 | Broadway | The Temptations and various artists | The Temptations and various artists | Dominique Morisseau | Jukebox biomusical based on the lives and featuring the songs of the Temptations. | |
| Aladdin | 1958 | Television | Cole Porter | Porter | Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights and presented on DuPont Show of the Month on CBS. Directed by Ralph Nelson; written by S. J. Perelman. Porter's last score. | ||
| Aladdin | 1979 | West End | Sandy Wilson | Wilson | Wilson | Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights. | |
| Aladdin + Broadway (2011) and film (2019) | 1992 | Animated film | Alan Menken | Howard Ashman and Tim Rice | Based on the folktale "Aladdin" from the One Thousand and One Nights. Notable Songs: "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me". | ||
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 1938 | Film | Irving Berlin | Berlin | Jukebox musical featuring 23 Berlin songs including two written for the film ("Now it Can be Told" and "My Walking Stick"). Directed by Henry King; written by Kathryn Scola and Lamar Trotti. | ||
| Ali Baba Goes to Town | 1937 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | Directed by David Butler; written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen. | ||
| Alice at the Palace | 1982 | Television | Elizabeth Swados | Swados | Swados and Lewis Carroll | Filmed version for PBS of Alice in Concert with revisions and new cast. External link: Alice at the Palace on BroadwayHD. | |
| Alice by Heart | 2019 | Off-Broadway | Steven Sater | Duncan Sheik | Sheik and Jessie Nelson | Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
| Alice in Concert | 1980 | Off-Broadway | Elizabeth Swados | Swados | Swados and Lewis Carroll | Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Meryl Streep starred. | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1886 | West End | Walter Slaughter | Lewis Carroll, Henry Savile Clarke and Aubrey Hopwood | Clarke | Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). | |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1951 | Animated film | Oliver Wallace, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, and various artists | Lewis Carroll, Fain, Hilliard, and various artists | Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | 1976 | Adult film | Jack Stern | Stern | Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Directed by Bud Townsend; written by Bill Osco and Bucky Searles. Originally released as a softcore film but later re-edited to include explicit sexual scenes. Adapted into an adult Off-broadway musical with an entirely new score in 2004. | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | Television | Steve Allen | Lewis Carroll and Allen | Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Directed by Harry Harris, written by Paul Zindel. | ||
| Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?) | 1966 | Animated television film | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | Based on Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Directed by Alex Lovy, written by Bill Dana. | ||
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | Animated television film | Mark Charlap | Elsie Simmons | Based on Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass. Directed by Alan Handley, written by Albert Simmons. | ||
| Alice with Kisses | 1964 | Off-Broadway | Sammy Fields, Joseph L. Blankenship, and Nevett Bartow. | Blankenship | Blankenship | Closed in previews. Memorialized in the 1967 film The Producers as one of the flop window cards tacked on Max Bialystock's wall. | |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 1972 | Film | John Barry | Lewis Carroll and Don Black | Based on Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Directed and written by William Sterling. | ||
| Alive and Kicking | 1950 | Broadway | Hoagy Carmichael and various artists | Paul Francis Webster and various artist | I. A. L. Diamond | Revue. | |
| All 4 One | 2001 | Off-West End | John Trent Wallace | Kevin John Heuston | Heuston | ||
| All Aboard | 1913 | Broadway | E. Ray Goetz and Malvin M. Franklin | Goetz | Mark Swan |
B · B
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms
Production
Babes in Arms
Year
1937
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Book
Rodgers and Hart
Notes
Notable songs: "Where or When", "My Funny Valentine", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Johnny One Note" and "I Wish I Were in Love Again".
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland
Production
Babes in Toyland
Year
1903
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Victor Herbert
Lyrics
Glen MacDonough
Book
MacDonough
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
Production
Babes on Broadway
Year
1941
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
E . Harburg and Ralph Freed
Babette
Babette
Production
Babette
Year
1903
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Victor Herbert
Lyrics
Harry B. Smith
Book
Smith
Baby
Baby
Production
Baby
Year
1983
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Shire
Lyrics
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Book
Sybille Pearson
Baby It's You!
Baby It's You!
Production
Baby It's You!
Year
2011
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Various Artists
Lyrics
Various Artists
Book
Floyd Mutrox and Colin Escott
Baby Talk
Baby Talk
Production
Baby Talk
Year
2000
Venue/type
Neuköllner Opera
Music
Thomas Zaufke
Lyrics
Peter Lund
Notes
Das Kinder-Krieg Musical
Back to the 80's
Back to the 80's
Production
Back to the 80's
Year
2001
Venue/type
Australian
Music
Neil Gooding
Lyrics
Gooding
Book
Gooding
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
Production
Back to the Future
Year
2020
Venue/type
West End
Music
Alan Silvestri
Lyrics
Glen Ballard
Book
Bob Gale
Notes
Back to the Future
Bad Cinderella
Bad Cinderella
Production
Bad Cinderella
Year
2021
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
David Zippel
Book
Emerald Fennell (Original Book) & Alexis Scheer (Adaptation)
Notes
Based on the fairy tale Cinderella
Bad Girls
Bad Girls
Production
Bad Girls
Year
2006
Venue/type
West End
Music
Kath Gotts
Lyrics
Gotts
Book
Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus
Notes
Based on the ITV1 television series Bad Girls.
Bad Habits of 1926
Bad Habits of 1926
Production
Bad Habits of 1926
Year
1926
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Manning Sherwin
Lyrics
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Book
—N/a
Bajour
Bajour
Production
Bajour
Year
1964
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Walter Marks
Lyrics
Marks
Book
Ernest Kinoy
Notes
Based on Joseph Mitchell's short stories, The Gypsy Women and The King of the Gypsies.
Baker Street
Baker Street
Production
Baker Street
Year
1965
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel and Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Grudeff, Jessel and Sheldon Harnick
Book
Jerome Coopersmith
Notes
Based on the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle
The Baker's Wife
The Baker's Wife
Production
The Baker's Wife
Year
1989
Venue/type
West End
Music
Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics
Schwartz
Book
Joseph Stein
Notes
Aimed at a Broadway run in 1976, but closed during try-outs.
The Balkan Princess
The Balkan Princess
Production
The Balkan Princess
Year
1910
Venue/type
West End
Music
Paul Rubens
Lyrics
Rubens and Arthur Wimperis
Book
Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon
Ball im Savoy
Ball im Savoy
Production
Ball im Savoy
Year
1932
Venue/type
German operetta
Music
Paul Abraham
Lyrics
Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda
Book
Abraham
Ballad for Bimshire
Ballad for Bimshire
Production
Ballad for Bimshire
Year
1963
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Irving Burgie
Lyrics
Burgie
Book
Burgie and Loften Mitchell
Ballroom
Ballroom
Production
Ballroom
Year
1978
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Billy Goldenberg
Lyrics
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Book
Jerome Kass
Bambi
Bambi
Production
Bambi
Year
1942
Venue/type
Animated film
Music
Frank Churchill and Edward H. Plumb
Lyrics
Churchill and Plumb
Book
Larry Morey
The Band
The Band
Production
The Band
Year
2017
Venue/type
West End
Music
Take That
Lyrics
Take That
Book
Tim Firth
Band Waggon
Band Waggon
Production
Band Waggon
Year
1940
Venue/type
Film
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
Production
The Band Wagon
Year
1931
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics
Howard Dietz
Book
—N/a
Notes
Notable songs: "I Love Louisa", "Hoops" and "Dancing in the Dark".
Bandanna Land
Bandanna Land
Production
Bandanna Land
Year
1908
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Will Marion Cook
Lyrics
Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers
Book
Shipp and Rogers
The Band's Visit
The Band's Visit
Production
The Band's Visit
Year
2016
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
David Yazbek
Lyrics
Yazbek
Book
Itamar Moses
Notes
Based on the film of the same name.
Bandstand
Bandstand
Production
Bandstand
Year
2015
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Richard Oberacker
Lyrics
Oberacker and Robert Taylor
Book
Oberacker and Taylor
Banjo Boy
Banjo Boy
Production
Banjo Boy
Year
2008
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Randolph Hobler
Lyrics
Randolph Hobler
Book
Randolph Hobler
Notes
Based on the life of Meredith Willson.
Banjo Eyes
Banjo Eyes
Production
Banjo Eyes
Year
1941
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Vernon Duke
Lyrics
John La Touche and Harold Adamson
Book
Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Ellinson
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Production
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Year
1978
Venue/type
West End
Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Don Black
Book
Jack Rosenthal
Barbarella
Barbarella
Production
Barbarella
Year
2004
Venue/type
Austrian
Music
Dave Stewart
Lyrics
Stewart
Book
Stewart
Notes
Based on the 1968 film.
The Bardy Bunch
The Bardy Bunch
Production
The Bardy Bunch
Year
2014
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Various Artists
Lyrics
Various Artists
Book
Stephen Garvey
Bare
Bare
Production
Bare
Year
2012
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Damon Intrabartolo
Lyrics
Jon Hartmere
Book
Hartmere
Notes
New, revised version of Bare: A Pop Opera.
Bare: A Pop Opera
Bare: A Pop Opera
Production
Bare: A Pop Opera
Year
2000
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Damon Intrabartolo
Lyrics
Jon Hartmere, Jr.
Book
Intrabartolo and Hartmere, Jr.
Notes
Notable song: "Portrait of a Girl".
Bare Facts of 1926
Bare Facts of 1926
Production
Bare Facts of 1926
Year
1926
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
Charles M. Schwab
Lyrics
Henry Myers
Book
Stuart Hamill
Barefoot Boy with Cheek
Barefoot Boy with Cheek
Production
Barefoot Boy with Cheek
Year
1947
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Sidney Lippman
Lyrics
Sylvia Dee
Book
Max Shulman
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
Production
The Barkleys of Broadway
Year
1949
Venue/type
Film
Music
Harry Warren and George Gershwin
Lyrics
Ira Gershwin
Book
Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon
Barnum
Barnum
Production
Barnum
Year
1980
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Cy Coleman
Lyrics
Michael Stewart
Book
Mark Bramble
Baron Trenck
Baron Trenck
Production
Baron Trenck
Year
1912
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Felix Albini
Lyrics
Frederick F. Schrader
Book
Henry Blossom
The Baroness Fiddlesticks
The Baroness Fiddlesticks
Production
The Baroness Fiddlesticks
Year
1904
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Emil Bruguiere
Lyrics
George De Long
Book
De Long
Bashville
Bashville
Production
Bashville
Year
1983
Venue/type
West End
Music
Denis King
Lyrics
Benny Green
Book
David William
Notes
Adapted from The Admirable Bashville by George Bernard Shaw
Bat Boy
Bat Boy
Production
Bat Boy
Year
2001
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Laurence O'Keefe
Lyrics
O'Keefe
Book
Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Bat Out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell
Production
Bat Out of Hell
Year
2017
Venue/type
West End
Music
Jim Steinman
Lyrics
Steinman
Book
Steinman
Bathhouse
Bathhouse
Production
Bathhouse
Year
2006
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Tim Evanicki
Esther Daack
Lyrics
Tim Evanicki
Esther Daack
Book
Tim Evanicki
Esther Daack
Bats
Bats
Production
Bats
Year
1983
Venue/type
Australian
Music
Ian Dorricott
Lyrics
Simon Denver
Book
Dorricott and Denver
The Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris
Production
The Battle of Paris
Year
1929
Venue/type
Film
Music
Cole Porter, Jay Gorney and Dick Howard
Lyrics
Howard Dietz and Porter
Book
Gene Markey
Bayside!
Bayside!
Production
Bayside!
Year
2013
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Lyrics
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Book
Bob and Tobly McSmith
Notes
A musical parody of the television show Saved by the Bell.
Be More Chill
Be More Chill
Production
Be More Chill
Year
2015, 2018, 2019
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Joe Iconis
Lyrics
Joe Iconis
Book
Joe Tracz
Be Yourself
Be Yourself
Production
Be Yourself
Year
1930
Venue/type
Film
Music
Hugo Riesenfeld
Lyrics
Riesenfeld
Book
Joseph Jackson
Beaches
Beaches
Production
Beaches
Year
2014, 2026
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Mike Stoller
Lyrics
Iris Rainer Dart
Book
Dart, Thom Thomas
Beat the Band
Beat the Band
Production
Beat the Band
Year
1942
Venue/type
Television
Music
Various artists
Lyrics
Various artists
Book
—N/a
Beatlemania
Beatlemania
Production
Beatlemania
Year
1977
Venue/type
Broadway revue
Music
The Beatles
Lyrics
The Beatles
Book
Bob Gill, Robert Rabinowitz and Lynda Obst
Beau
Beau
Production
Beau
Year
2025
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Ethan D. Packhar and Douglas Lyons
Lyrics
Lyons
Book
Lyons
Beautiful and Damned
Beautiful and Damned
Production
Beautiful and Damned
Year
2004
Venue/type
West End
Music
Les Reed and Roger Cook
Lyrics
Reed and Cook
Book
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Notes
Based on The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game
Production
The Beautiful Game
Year
2000
Venue/type
West End
Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics
Ben Elton
Book
Lloyd Webber and Elton
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Story
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Story
Production
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Story
Year
2022
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Neil Diamond
Lyrics
Diamond
Book
Anthony McCarten
Notes
The life and music of Neil Diamond
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Production
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Year
2014
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Lyrics
Goffin, King, Mann and Weil
Book
Douglas McGrath
Beauty and the Beast
+ film (1991)
+ film (2017)
Beauty and the Beast
+ film (1991)
+ film (2017)
Production
Beauty and the Beast
+ film (1991)
+ film (2017)
Year
1994
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Alan Menken
Lyrics
Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book
Linda Woolverton
Notes
Based on animated Walt Disney film of the same name. Notable songs: "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast".
The Beauty Shop
The Beauty Shop
Production
The Beauty Shop
Year
1914
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Charles J. Gebest
Lyrics
Rennold Wolf
The Beauty Spot
The Beauty Spot
Production
The Beauty Spot
Year
1909
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Reginald De Koven
Lyrics
Joseph W. Herbert
Book
Herbert
Beauty World
Beauty World
Production
Beauty World
Year
1988
Venue/type
Singaporean
Music
Dick Lee
Lyrics
Michael Chiang
Book
Chiang
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
Production
Because of Winn-Dixie
Year
2013
Venue/type
Regional
Music
Duncan Sheik
Lyrics
Sheik
Book
Nell Benjamin
Notes
Based on the 2005 film of the same name.
Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
Production
Because You're Mine
Year
1952
Venue/type
Film
Music
Johnny Green
Lyrics
Green
Book
Ruth Brooks Flippen and Sy Gomberg
Becoming Nancy
Becoming Nancy
Production
Becoming Nancy
Year
2019
Venue/type
Regional
Music
George Stiles
Lyrics
Anthony Drewe
Book
Elliot Davis
Bed and Sofa
Bed and Sofa
Production
Bed and Sofa
Year
1996
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Polly Penn
Lyrics
Laurence Klavan
Book
Klavan
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
+ film (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
+ film (1971)
Production
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
+ film (1971)
Year
2019
Venue/type
Touring Production
Music
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics
Sherman, Sherman
Book
Brian Hill
A Bedtime Story
A Bedtime Story
Production
A Bedtime Story
Year
1933
Venue/type
Film
Music
Ralph Rainger
Lyrics
Rainger
Book
Benjamin Glazer and Nunnally Johnson
The Bedwetter
The Bedwetter
Production
The Bedwetter
Year
2022
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Adam Schlesinger
Lyrics
Schlesinger and Sarah Silverman
Book
Joshua Harmon and Silverman
Notes
Based on the book The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Silverman
Before After
Before After
Production
Before After
Year
2010
Venue/type
Japan
Music
Stuart Matthew Price
Lyrics
Price
Book
Timothy Knapman
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Production
Beetlejuice
Year
2018
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Eddie Perfect
Lyrics
Perfect
Book
Scott Brown and Anthony King
Notes
Based on the 1988 film of the same name.
The Beggar Student
The Beggar Student
Production
The Beggar Student
Year
1882
Venue/type
German operetta
Music
Carl Millöcker
Lyrics
Camillo Walzel and Richard Genée
Book
Millöcker
Beggar's Holiday
Beggar's Holiday
Production
Beggar's Holiday
Year
1946
Venue/type
Broadway
Music
Duke Ellington
Lyrics
John La Touche
Book
La Touche
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
Production
The Beggar's Opera
Year
1728
Venue/type
West End opera
Music
John Gay
Lyrics
Gay
Book
Gay
Beguiled Again
Beguiled Again
Production
Beguiled Again
Year
1997
Venue/type
Revue
Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Lorenz Hart
Book
Various
Behind the Iron Mask
Behind the Iron Mask
Production
Behind the Iron Mask
Year
2005
Venue/type
West End
Music
John Robinson
Lyrics
Robinson
Book
Colin Scott and Melinda Walker
Notes
The show draws inspiration from the Man in the Iron Mask.
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami
Production
Bel-Ami
Year
2014
Venue/type
Off-West End
Music
Alex Loveless
Lyrics
Loveless
Book
Loveless
Notes
A contemporary musical adaptation of the book of the same name.
Bell Bottom George
Bell Bottom George
Production
Bell Bottom George
Year
1943
Venue/type
Film
Music
Harry Bidgood
Lyrics
Bidgood
Book
Edward Dryhurst and Peter Fraser
Bella: An American Tall Tale
Bella: An American Tall Tale
Production
Bella: An American Tall Tale
Year
2016
Venue/type
Off-Broadway
Music
Kristen Childs
Lyrics
Kristen Childs
Book
Kristen Childs
La belle Hélène
La belle Hélène
Production
La belle Hélène
Year
1864
Venue/type
Paris opera bouffe
Music
Jacques Offenbach
Lyrics
Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Book
Offenbach
La Belle Meunière
La Belle Meunière
Production
La Belle Meunière
Year
1948
Venue/type
Film
Music
Tony Aubin
Lyrics
Aubin
Book
Marcel Pagnol
| Production | Year | Venue/type | Music | Lyrics | Book | Notes | Reference | |
| Babes in Arms | 1937 | Broadway | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | Rodgers and Hart | Notable songs: "Where or When", "My Funny Valentine", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Johnny One Note" and "I Wish I Were in Love Again". | ||
| Babes in Toyland | 1903 | Broadway | Victor Herbert | Glen MacDonough | MacDonough | |||
| Babes on Broadway | 1941 | Film | Various artists | E . Harburg and Ralph Freed | ||||
| Babette | 1903 | Broadway | Victor Herbert | Harry B. Smith | Smith | |||
| Baby | 1983 | Broadway | David Shire | Richard Maltby, Jr. | Sybille Pearson | |||
| Baby It's You! | 2011 | Broadway | Various Artists | Various Artists | Floyd Mutrox and Colin Escott | |||
| Baby Talk | 2000 | Neuköllner Opera | Thomas Zaufke | Peter Lund | Das Kinder-Krieg Musical | |||
| Back to the 80's | 2001 | Australian | Neil Gooding | Gooding | Gooding | |||
| Back to the Future | 2020 | West End | Alan Silvestri | Glen Ballard | Bob Gale | Back to the Future | ||
| Bad Cinderella | 2021 | West End | Andrew Lloyd Webber | David Zippel | Emerald Fennell (Original Book) & Alexis Scheer (Adaptation) | Based on the fairy tale Cinderella | ||
| Bad Girls | 2006 | West End | Kath Gotts | Gotts | Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus | Based on the ITV1 television series Bad Girls. | ||
| Bad Habits of 1926 | 1926 | Broadway revue | Manning Sherwin | Arthur Herzog, Jr. | —N/a | |||
| Bajour | 1964 | Broadway | Walter Marks | Marks | Ernest Kinoy | Based on Joseph Mitchell's short stories, The Gypsy Women and The King of the Gypsies. | ||
| Baker Street | 1965 | Broadway | Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel and Jerry Bock | Grudeff, Jessel and Sheldon Harnick | Jerome Coopersmith | Based on the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle | ||
| The Baker's Wife | 1989 | West End | Stephen Schwartz | Schwartz | Joseph Stein | Aimed at a Broadway run in 1976, but closed during try-outs. | ||
| The Balkan Princess | 1910 | West End | Paul Rubens | Rubens and Arthur Wimperis | Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon | |||
| Ball im Savoy | 1932 | German operetta | Paul Abraham | Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda | Abraham | |||
| Ballad for Bimshire | 1963 | Off-Broadway | Irving Burgie | Burgie | Burgie and Loften Mitchell | |||
| Ballroom | 1978 | Broadway | Billy Goldenberg | Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman | Jerome Kass | |||
| Bambi | 1942 | Animated film | Frank Churchill and Edward H. Plumb | Churchill and Plumb | Larry Morey | |||
| The Band | 2017 | West End | Take That | Take That | Tim Firth | |||
| Band Waggon | 1940 | Film | Various artists | Various artists | ||||
| The Band Wagon | 1931 | Broadway revue | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz | —N/a | Notable songs: "I Love Louisa", "Hoops" and "Dancing in the Dark". | ||
| Bandanna Land | 1908 | Broadway | Will Marion Cook | Jesse A. Shipp and Alex Rogers | Shipp and Rogers | |||
| The Band's Visit | 2016 | Broadway | David Yazbek | Yazbek | Itamar Moses | Based on the film of the same name. | ||
| Bandstand | 2015 | Broadway | Richard Oberacker | Oberacker and Robert Taylor | Oberacker and Taylor | |||
| Banjo Boy | 2008 | Regional | Randolph Hobler | Randolph Hobler | Randolph Hobler | Based on the life of Meredith Willson. | ||
| Banjo Eyes | 1941 | Broadway | Vernon Duke | John La Touche and Harold Adamson | Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Ellinson | |||
| Bar Mitzvah Boy | 1978 | West End | Jule Styne | Don Black | Jack Rosenthal | |||
| Barbarella | 2004 | Austrian | Dave Stewart | Stewart | Stewart | Based on the 1968 film. | ||
| The Bardy Bunch | 2014 | Off-Broadway | Various Artists | Various Artists | Stephen Garvey | |||
| Bare | 2012 | Off-Broadway | Damon Intrabartolo | Jon Hartmere | Hartmere | New, revised version of Bare: A Pop Opera. | ||
| Bare: A Pop Opera | 2000 | Off-Broadway | Damon Intrabartolo | Jon Hartmere, Jr. | Intrabartolo and Hartmere, Jr. | Notable song: "Portrait of a Girl". | ||
| Bare Facts of 1926 | 1926 | Broadway revue | Charles M. Schwab | Henry Myers | Stuart Hamill | |||
| Barefoot Boy with Cheek | 1947 | Broadway | Sidney Lippman | Sylvia Dee | Max Shulman | |||
| The Barkleys of Broadway | 1949 | Film | Harry Warren and George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin | Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon | |||
| Barnum | 1980 | Broadway | Cy Coleman | Michael Stewart | Mark Bramble | |||
| Baron Trenck | 1912 | Broadway | Felix Albini | Frederick F. Schrader | Henry Blossom | |||
| The Baroness Fiddlesticks | 1904 | Broadway | Emil Bruguiere | George De Long | De Long | |||
| Bashville | 1983 | West End | Denis King | Benny Green | David William | Adapted from The Admirable Bashville by George Bernard Shaw | ||
| Bat Boy | 2001 | Off-Broadway | Laurence O'Keefe | O'Keefe | Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming | |||
| Bat Out of Hell | 2017 | West End | Jim Steinman | Steinman | Steinman | |||
| Bathhouse | 2006 | Off-Broadway | Tim Evanicki Esther Daack | Tim Evanicki Esther Daack | Tim Evanicki Esther Daack | |||
| Bats | 1983 | Australian | Ian Dorricott | Simon Denver | Dorricott and Denver | |||
| The Battle of Paris | 1929 | Film | Cole Porter, Jay Gorney and Dick Howard | Howard Dietz and Porter | Gene Markey | |||
| Bayside! | 2013 | Off-Broadway | Bob and Tobly McSmith | Bob and Tobly McSmith | Bob and Tobly McSmith | A musical parody of the television show Saved by the Bell. | ||
| Be More Chill | 2015, 2018, 2019 | Broadway | Joe Iconis | Joe Iconis | Joe Tracz | |||
| Be Yourself | 1930 | Film | Hugo Riesenfeld | Riesenfeld | Joseph Jackson | |||
| Beaches | 2014, 2026 | Broadway | Mike Stoller | Iris Rainer Dart | Dart, Thom Thomas |
References
- Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/20/movies/film-review-a-stellar-gathering-of-femmes-proves-a-bit-fatale.html
- Dietz 2017, p. 387.
- Dietz 2017, p. 358.
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/theater/a-mix-of-fact-and-imagination-as-seen-on-radio.html
- Dietz 2017, p. 218.
- Taylor & Symonds 2017, p. 19.
- Dietz 2016a, p. 41.
- Playbillhttps://playbill.com/article/obama-musical-44-extends-off-broadway
- Dietz 2015b, p. 59.
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul/24/101-dalmatians-review-puppyish-enthusiasm-cant-save-a-patchy-production#:~:text=It%20comes%20with%20lots%20of,McKnight%27s%20book%20is%20oddly%20bland
- Bordman & Norton 2010, p. 696.
- Bordman & Norton 2010, p. 152.
- Bloom 2013, p. 294.
- Green & Ginell 2019, p. 227.
- Le Parisienhttps://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/musique/le-chouchou-de-the-voice-fait-sa-revolution-23-08-2012-2134350.php
- Dietz 2010, p. 5-6.
- Dick 2022, p. 253.
- Shannon 2023, p. 220-221.
- Hischak 2005, p. 38.